POLITICIANS NOW EMBRACING INFANTICIDE

POLITICIANS NOW EMBRACING INFANTICIDE
Nay votes on today's Anti-Infanticide Sasse Bill - Senate Bill S.311

ONLY THREE DEMOCRATS voted for life and human decency. All other Democrats voted to refuse medical assistance to critically ill dying babies.

The apostle Paul wouldn’t have it. Publicly stripped, beaten with rods and then severely flogged, he was thrown into an “inner prison” where his feet were placed in the stocks having been denied his rights as a Roman Citizen. After the abuse, they tried to get rid of him quietly – through the back door. Paul wouldn’t have it. He made it a point to publicly expose their unacceptable, illegal behavior by forcing the magistrates to fess up to their crimes, demanding they escort him out personally.

I have never taken any partisan position in the past. My aim has always been and remains to represent Christ and Christ alone. I draw the line when it comes to killing babies born alive. These cowards masquerading as politicians who care for our lives will not be allowed to secretly walk out the back door today.

This bill was simple. It condemned infanticide and DEMANDED medical treatment for surviving victims – innocent babies BORN ALIVE but NEEDING emergency medical help to have a fighting chance at life. I’ve placed the TEXT OF THE ACTUAL BILL for the skeptics reading this blog below so there is no question as to the truth of what I'm saying here. No back-peddling. No denying or squirming out of culpability.

Anyone voting against this bill has compromised their morality and basic humanity to an unconscionable degree. Their actions are inhuman, supporting horrific acts against the most vulnerable human life that they would likely never condone be done to dogs. By voting Nay, these politicians have voted to allow living human beings needing emergency medical intervention to be abandoned while their cries are ignored as they are heartlessly allowed to die.

Only these three (3) Democrats decided to WALK AWAY from their party’s macabre position promoting infanticide and voted on the side of life and human decency. They should be lauded for their brave action in this matter in light of anticipated opprobrium they will receive from their Democrat peers:

Bob Casey (D-PA), Yea
Doug Jones (D-AL), Yea
Joe Manchin (D-WV), Yea

The following Republicans TURNED THEIR BACKS on life, refusing or neglecting to vote to protect innocent life and humanity. Though we still would not have had enough votes to pass the legislation with only 56 votes, Republicans would at least have spoken with a unified voice. These Republicans should NEVER hold public office:

Cramer (R-ND), Not Voting
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Scott (R-SC), Not Voting

ALL OTHER DEMOCRATS voted to support abandoning innocent, hurting, human beings to their tragic deaths, joined by the following heartless independents who also are not fit for office:

Angus Stanley King (I-ME), Nay
Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Nay

*****[Text of Bill]******

U.S. SENATE BILL S. 311

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2019
Mr. Sasse (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr.McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, Mr.Young, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; ‘

which was read the first time February 4, 2019
Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States, and entitled to all the protections of such laws.
(2) Any infant born alive after an abortion or within a hospital, clinic, or other facility has the same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn, or for any person who comes to a hospital, clinic, or other facility for screening and treatment or otherwise becomes a patient within its care.

SEC. 3. BORN-ALIVE INFANTS PROTECTION.
(a) Requirements Pertaining To Born-Alive Abortion Survivors.—Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 the following:
Ҥ 1532. Requirements pertaining to born-alive abortion survivors
“(a) Requirements For Health Care Practitioners.—In the case of an abortion or attempted abortion that results in a child born alive:

“(1) DEGREE OF CARE REQUIRED; IMMEDIATE ADMISSION TO A HOSPITAL.—Any health care practitioner present at the time the child is born alive shall—
“(A) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age; and
“(B) following the exercise of skill, care, and diligence required under subparagraph (A), ensure that the child born alive is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.

“(2) MANDATORY REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS.—A health care practitioner or any employee of a hospital, a physician’s office, or an abortion clinic who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) shall immediately report the failure to an appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency, or to both.

“(b) Penalties.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
“(2) INTENTIONAL KILLING OF CHILD BORN ALIVE.—Whoever intentionally performs or attempts to perform an overt act that kills a child born alive described under subsection (a), shall be punished as under section 1111 of this title for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human being.
“(c) Bar To Prosecution.—The mother of a child born alive described under subsection (a) may not be prosecuted for a violation of this section, an attempt to violate this section, a conspiracy to violate this section, or an offense under section 3 or 4 of this title based on such a violation.

“(d) Civil Remedies.—
“(1) CIVIL ACTION BY A WOMAN ON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—If a child is born alive and there is a violation of subsection (a), the woman upon whom the abortion was performed or attempted may, in a civil action against any person who committed the violation, obtain appropriate relief.
“(2) APPROPRIATE RELIEF.—Appropriate relief in a civil action under this subsection includes—
“(A) objectively verifiable money damage for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the violation of subsection (a);
“(B) statutory damages equal to 3 times the cost of the abortion or attempted abortion; and

“(C) punitive damages.
“(3) ATTORNEY’S FEE FOR PLAINTIFF.—The court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action under this subsection.
“(4) ATTORNEY’S FEE FOR DEFENDANT.—If a defendant in a civil action under this subsection prevails and the court finds that the plaintiff’s suit was frivolous, the court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff.

“(e) Definitions.—In this section the following definitions apply:

“(1) ABORTION.—The term ‘abortion’ means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device—
“(A) to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or
“(B) to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than—
“(i) after viability, to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child born alive; or
“(ii) to remove a dead unborn child.

“(2) ATTEMPT.—The term ‘attempt’, with respect to an abortion, means conduct that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in performing an abortion.

“(3) BORN ALIVE.—The term ‘born alive’ has the meaning given that term in section 8 of title 1, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Born-Alive Infants Protection Act’).”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) The table of sections for chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“1532. Requirements pertaining to born-alive abortion survivors.”.
(2) The chapter heading for chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS” and inserting “ABORTIONS”.

(3) The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 74 and inserting the following:
• “74. Abortion 1531”.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

60 Votes Required: Vote – Yeas 53, Nays 44, Not Voting 3

(Good) Democrats voting Yea:
Bob Casey (D-PA), Yea
Doug Jones (D-AL), Yea
Joe Manchin (D-WV), Yea

Republican Not Voting:
Cramer (R-ND), Not Voting
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Scott (R-SC), Not Voting

Non-Democrat Nays:
King (I-ME), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Nay